Congers Elementary parents celebrate deal to lease St. Augustine's

9:25 PM,
Sep. 25, 2013

Congers Elementary School in Clarkstown is closed indefinitely.

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Clarkstown parents say they're relieved that displaced Congers Elementary School students will be reunited under one roof this year, even as the future of the school in the center of the hamlet remains uncertain.

About 300 students will transfer to the St. Augustine's School in New City, according to a lease the district is hashing out with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

Students had been separated in three other buildings since school started after Congers Elementary was closed indefinitely due to damage to a rear wall that rendered the building unsafe. ...